Curriculum Action Notice

From:

Academic Affairs Committee

Date:

Oct 31, 2008

This is a bulletin from the Academic Affairs Committee concerning proposed curricular actions. Please forward any comments or concerns in the next 10 days to the AAC chair, Jeffrey Bossworth , 206 Pinecrest Manor, ext. 4762.

Curricular Action Notice – Music

 

1.       Course Change: MEN 3302 Opera Workshop

Purpose and nature of change: MEN 3302 – Opera Workshop as written includes two separate course – Opera Workshop and Musical Theatre Production.  To avoid confusion to students and campus community the MEN 3302 course description will be changed to include only Opera Workshop, A new course has been requested for Musical Theatre Production._

Old Course Title: ___Opera Workshop____________________________

New Course Title: __Opera Workshop__________________________________

Abbreviated Title (for Master Schedule), Maximum 20 spaces

Opera Workshop

Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences):

The study and performance of operatic scenes or full scale operatic productions chosen according to the abilities of the students in the workshop.  Under supervision, students perform in, musically direct, coach, accompany, conduct and stage direct various scenes.

 

2.       Course Change: MEN 5502 Opera Workshop

Purpose and nature of change: _MEN 5502 – Opera Workshop as written includes two separate course – Opera Workshop and Musical Theatre Production.  To avoid confusion to students and campus community the MEN 3302 course description will be changed to include only Opera Workshop, A new course has been requested for Musical Theatre Production._

Old Course Title: ___Opera Workshop____________________________

New Course Title: __Opera Workshop__________________________________

Abbreviated Title (for Master Schedule), Maximum 20 spaces

Opera Workshop

Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences):

The study and performance of operatic scenes or full scale operatic productions chosen according to the abilities of the students in the workshop.  Under supervision, students perform in, musically direct, coach, accompany, conduct and stage direct various scenes.

 

3.       New Course: MEN 3306 Musical Theatre Production

Purpose and Nature of Course: _Musical Theatre Production – Course to allow students to

                get credit for participation in university musical productions.  Currently students take MEN 3302

 – Opera Workshop for both Opera productions and musical productions.  Opera Workshop

course description has been changed to include only Opera workshop productions.__________

Prefix: _MEN_______    Number: _3306_____   CIP:__________________

Course Title: ___Musical Theatre Production________________________

Abbreviated Title (for Master Schedule), Maximum 20 spaces

Musical Theatre Prod

Credits (Place number of credits beside appropriate types)

Credit(s) __1__ Undergraduate                               

Credit(s) _____ Graduate                                           

For variable credits, list Minimum Credit _____; Maximum Credits _____            

Clock Hours:                       Lecture __3__                   Recitation _____             Lab _____

Contract Hours:                       Lecture __3__             Recitation _____         Lab _____
To repeat for additional credit (not repeat of previously earned grade), list maximum hours of credit that may be earned over multiple Semesters __4___ semester hours.

Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences):

The study and performance of a full-scale musical production done in conjunction with the department of speech, communications and theatre.  Students will participate in all performance and technical aspects of the production.

 

4.       New Course: MEN 5506 Musical Theatre Production

Purpose and Nature of Course: _Musical Theatre Production – Course to allow students to

                get credit for participation in university musical productions.  Currently students take MEN 3302

 – Opera Workshop for both Opera productions and musical productions.  Opera Workshop

course description has been changed to include only Opera workshop productions.__________

Prefix: _MEN_______    Number: _5506_____   CIP:__________________

Course Title: ___Musical Theatre Production________________________

Abbreviated Title (for Master Schedule), Maximum 20 spaces

Musical Theatre Prod

Credits (Place number of credits beside appropriate types)

Credit(s) ____ Undergraduate                 

Credit(s) __1___ Graduate                                        

For variable credits, list Minimum Credit _____; Maximum Credits _____            

Clock Hours:                       Lecture __3__                   Recitation _____             Lab _____

Contract Hours:                       Lecture __3__             Recitation _____         Lab _____
To repeat for additional credit (not repeat of previously earned grade), list maximum

hours of credit that may be earned over multiple Semesters __4___ semester hours.

Course Description for Catalog (limit to four sentences):

The study and performance of a full-scale musical production done in conjunction with the department of speech, communications and theatre.  Students will participate in all performance and technical aspects of the production.